CARIES


Meaning of CARIES in English

/kair"eez, -ee eez'/ , n. , pl. caries .

1. decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.

2. See dental caries .

[ 1625-35; caries decay ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .